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Swimmo Smart Swim Watch: Get In Shape & Improve Strength

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What is your goal in swimming? Strength, health, better body shape? Coaching yourself to reach it can be a challenge. Runners and bikers all have these mobile applications to track their workouts but having your phone with you is not an option in the pool. That's why we created Swimmo.

Swimmo tracks your swim workout, motivates and communicates with you under water. It is like a friendly personal trainer. With Swimmo you swim smarter and you are focused on the goal. There's no better way to get in shape and improve your strength while swimming. This way you can make real progress and look better in no time. Join our campaign - preorder Swimmo today!

First ever smartwatch designed specifically for swimming.

Your own personal trainer to keep you on track and motivated while swimming.

Swimmo monitors your swim in the pool and open water.

Packed with smart training features like IntensityCoach™ and PaceKeeper™.

A continous heart rate monitor with color OLED display that is 100% water proof.

Features unique Rotate&Tap™ patent pending technology to control the watch with two simple gestures. No buttons at all.

Syncs with the free iOS and Android app after each workout through Bluetooth Smart.

Compatible with popular fitness apps such as Strava, RunKeeper, HealthKit and others.

Supports yards as well as meters.

Swimmo monitors your swim in real-time and provides immediate feedback. Swimmo helps you maximize the time you spend training and reach better results faster. Users will improve their strength by exercising at the right intensity. Swimmo will alert you with vibrations when it's time to speed up or slow down. Preorder Swimmo!

Swim with IntensityCoach™ and PaceKeeper™

With Swimmo you no longer need to pause your workout to analyze your current performance. The smartwatch will inform you when you need to speed up or slow down through vibrations. Swimmo makes sure that your speed or intensity is always just right. With PaceKeeper™ and IntensityCoach™ you have full control over your training.

photos of first pre-production products

PaceKeeper™ – Push yourself when your swimming pace has slowed. Swimmo will vibrate to let you know if you fall below or exceed proper pace range.

IntensityCoach™ – To make the most of your activity, you should exercise at the proper intensity. Not too low and not too high. Swimmo will help you stay in the proper heart rate zone.

More Than a Standard Smartwatch

Unlike many smartwatches, Swimmo’s basic features can be accessed without having to pair with a phone at all. When you will pair it, simply set your Swimmo settings and leave the phone at home! Swimmo does not need to be close to your smartphone in order to work.

After workout, your results wirelessly sync to your Apple or Android devices, so you can see how you performed in details. Swimmo comes with the free companion mobile app for both iOS and Android devices (iPhone 4S or later, Android phones with Bluetooth Smart/LE).

Your Swimming Log & Workout Analysis

In the mobile app you can also see a full summary of all your past results or look back at individual workouts. See comprehensive stats (swim log) and how your results change over time.

Syncs With Your Social & Fitness Site

You may already use other fitness tracking sites yet none of them really focus on swimming. Swimmo brings a new set of stats to an already existing ecosystem. Swimmo allows you to wirelessly sync your results to apps such as:

Open Water Mode, Pro Stats & Trainings (Upcoming Features)

Swimmo will constanly update itself with the newest features - it's what we call Future Proof. When you use the mobile app, it will automatically check for the newest firmware. Our stretch goals include adding additional upcoming features:

Open Water Swim Mode (UNLOCKED) - take your Swimmo outside of the pool. Measure your performance while training in a lake, river or sea! Swimmo will learn from your previous trainings about stroke length and use an algorithm to extrapolate that in open water mode (similar like Nike+ in running). This will prevent GPS disconnection problems and result in more accurate measurements! In development we focused to make as best algorithm possible and focus on that in terms of quality, easy to use, etc. We expect more than 85% accuracy with that, far more than with GPS module and its disconnection problems.

Pro Stats (UNLOCKED) - additional, more sophisticated stats like stroke details and swolf (the time and number of strokes it takes to swim a pool length).

Pro Interval Training (STRETCH $250K) - improve your body shape and strength even more effectively with this advanced mode! Swimmo will allow you to set up your interval training plan.

Meters & Yards + In Your Language

Swimmo supports every time zone as well as both yards and meters.It's fully localized and available in the following languages:

Out of the Water

Packed with features for swimming, Swimmo makes for an elegant sport watch when worn outside the pool. It has basic watch functions. You can see time, date and day of the week.

Water-oriented

We prefer to refer to Swimmo as water-oriented since water proof capabilities were such an integral part of our design philosophy. The typical smartwatch has a touchscreen display, mechanical input methods (multiple buttons, crowns), basic sensors and some apps. However, these watches are rendered useless as soon as they are placed in water.

There are several challenges associated with creating an effective water proof device. Standard touchscreens don’t work, sound notifications are not an option, looking at a screen mid workout doesn't sound like fun. Swimmo solves all these problems and then some.

Rotate&Tap™ Patent Pending Technology

Simplicity is the key to a great sports watch. That's why Swimmo has no buttons at all. When training with Swimmo, you can enjoy a wide range of capabilities by using two simple gestures. It's really easy to use. Just take a look at this video:

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Swimmo's intuitive navigation means that all your workout features are just Rotate&Tap™ away. Water does not interfere with this technology. It works just like expected. It's patent pending.

Continous Heart Rate Optical Sensor

Our advanced heart rate sensor is an essential part of Swimmo’s tracking system and is much more comfortable than standard chest-based heart rate monitors. Swimmo is not only a smart swim watch, it's also swimming heart rate monitor.

Colorful Intuitive Interface That Adapts To You

Swimmo comes with gorgeous color OLED display. At 1.29-inch screen you will see the details under water without trouble. Our intuitive screens adapt to your needs - you select what is important for you and goals to pursue.

photos of first pre-production products

Simple Charging

We expect amazing 5 to 7 days of normal use between charges. Charging Swimmo takes up to 1,5-2 hours and is just as easy as using Swimmo. Simply use the included charging clip with USB cable and you are good to go. Chargining takes place by contacts/pogopins. It's similar technology as in Pebble.

Sleek Look

Anything that you decide to wear with Swimmo will look and feel great. We spent a lot of time on Swimmo’s aesthetics so that the smart watch will look sleek and fashionable in and outside of the pool.

Comfortable Fit

Swimmo’s adjustable band with a clip fits comfortably on any wrist. The smartwatches’ buckle is made of high-quality polymer that is anti-allergic and won’t chafe the skin after long sessions at the pool.

60 000 USD - More Colors (UNLOCKED)We want you to look great wearing Swimmo, that's why when this goal is reached will add two more color versions - Black and White.

150 000 USD - Open Water Swim Mode (UNLOCKED)Let's make Swimmo the king of the lakes, rivers and seas! Our smartwatch will learn from your previous trainings about stroke length and use an algorithm to extrapolate that in open water mode. This will prevent GPS disconnection problems and result in more accurate measurements!

250 000 USD - Pro Interval Training (STRETCH GOAL $250K)Improve your body shape and strength even more effectively with this advanced mode! Swimmo will allow you to set up your interval training plan and will monitor and measure your progress giving you feedback when need it!

May to August - production setup process, finalize the engineering and place the tooling orders, part qualification and pre-production builds, pilot production, quality assurance and product validation

September - production rump up

October/November - sending Swimmo to backers

Swimmo is driven by a passion for swimming, easy-to-use products and beautiful design. Previously some of us worked on Dice+ which won IF Gold Product Design Award in 2014. That combined experience in making state-of-the-art products lead us to Swimmo.

Matt Heleniak - passionate swimmer, focused on Swimmo completely. Swimming up to 5,000 yards in a workout and working for major brands in Central Europe as the Lead User Experience Designer gave him insights to build Swimmo, the easy to use smartwatch that swimmers would love to use.

Tomasz Watorowski - outstanding electronics engineer, experienced in designing electronic devices among which Dice+ stands out as world's first device with 3D PCB shape. Dice+ was first Polish product enlisted in Apple's online US store (2013-2014), as well as other stores around the US and Europe.

Michael Bonikowski - 15 years of experience in industrial design, prototyping and
bringing new products to life. Award-winning designer of many successful products including Cloud Your Car, Dice+, Sher.ly, Zoom.me and others. Four times winner of IF Product Design Award.

Dominic Jechorek - over 15 years of experience in business development, sales as well as production of electronic and electro domestic devices. Responsible for building Swimmo's production and distribution network, relations with strategic partners in both sport and CE/Telco channels in Europe, USA and Asia.

Mark who loves to create products which solve people's real problems. Successfully launched and crowdfunded Sher.ly and Woolet on Kickstarter.

Dariusz Gradek - our seed investor who believes in our idea. He was the President of iSource, exclusive authorized distributor of Apple in Poland. Has strong experience in management of the biggest electronics distributors in the CEE region.

...and many other people involved in this project. Thank you!

This is where you come in. Thanks to you we can bring Swimmo Smart Swim Watch to life and give swimmers the smartwatch they deserve! Your support will help us cover the costs of our first production run. Help us spread the word! Let’s make a huge splash together!

Risks and challenges

No one wants to see a good idea executed badly. We have worked extremely hard over the last 18 months to deliver a product you will love and we can be proud of. Our strength as a team is many years of experience in designing and mass producing all kinds of products. To know potential risks means being able to eliminate them as they appear. That's why we are convinced that issues should be minimal.

PROTOTYPING
We already build many generations of prototypes and test Swimmo in different environments. We've also conducted small closed pilot program with a great success. We have yet to see mass open test numbers that will confirm every feature availability (esp. heart rate monitor) in every situation.

MASS PRODUCTION
There is a huge difference between building few dozens of prototypes and taking a product to mass production. At the same time we have as a part of our team specialists who managed that process for other products. That's why we believe that with your help we can make this happen! Currently, we are finalizing the bill of materials (BOM) and selecting manufacturing partner (one of leading, recognized EMS company).

FULFILLMENT
Of course sometimes things may not go as planned: a supplier might miss a deadline, a machine can break down, or a shipment can get lost. We will be working with manufacturers who have years of experience delivering excellent products in tremendous quantities.

OUR PLEDGE
If something goes awry, we promise to be honest and clear, always.

HELP US BRING SWIMMO TO LIFE
Every pledge no matter how small brings us closer to our goal. Help us make Swimmo the reality by clicking the ‘Back This Project’ button at the top of the page, or by helping us spread the word by sharing our page.